From the NIH media release: Researchers have reverse-engineered the outlines of a disrupted prenatal gene network in schizophrenia, by tracing spontaneous mutations to where and when they likely cause damage in the brain. Some people…
From the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston media release: Neuropathic pain — pain that results from a malfunction in the nervous system — is a daily reality for millions of Americans. Unlike normal…
From the Washington University in St. Louis media release: A boost in the speed of brain scans is unveiling new insights into how brain regions work with each other in cooperative groups called networks. Scientists…
From the University of California – San Diego media release: Though one might think the brains of people who develop Alzheimer’s disease (AD) possess building blocks of the disease absent in healthy brains, for most…
From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) media release: Any crime scene investigator can tell you that memories are unreliable; the way people remember a place or event changes over time and varies between individuals. But…
From the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) media release: To make decisions, we need to estimate the value of sensory stimuli and motor actions, their “goodness” and “badness.” We can imagine that…
From the Public Library of Science media release: Not all placebos are equal, and patients who respond to one placebo don’t always respond to others, according to research published July 31 in the open access…
From the Cell Press media release: There are some smells we all find revolting. But toward a handful of odors, different people display different sensitivities — some can smell them, while some can’t, or some…
From the St. Michael’s Hospital media release: A Toronto man is only the second known person to have acquired synesthesia as a result of a brain injury, in this case a stroke. About nine months…
From the American Academy of Neurology media release: Anemia, or low levels of red blood cells, may increase the risk of dementia, according to a study published in the July 31, 2013, online issue of…